Pull skein winder

Claim 1

An automatic pull skein winding machine comprising a. spindle means supported at only one end upon which a skein of yarn is to be wound, said spindle meAns comprising a spindle having an axial bore, a sleeve extending at least partially into said bore and being fixedly mounted thereon such that rotation of said sleeve causes said spindle to rotate at the same time, b. means for rotating said spindle means to wind a skein of yarn directly on the outer surface of said spindle, c. means to lay the yarn directly on the outer surface of said spindle with said means being mechanically connected to traversing means that lay the yarn directly on the spindle along its length as the spindle rotates, d. means for doffing the skein off the open end of said spindle while the spindle remains fixedly mounted on said sleeve, said means for doffing the wound skein comprising a doffing ring of a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of said spindle, e. means at the unsupported end of the spindle for clamping the yarn tail of the just doffed skein in a fixed position relative to said spindle, f. shaft means in said sleeve for actuating said clamping means, g. means for severing the yarn between the doffed skein of yarn and the clamping means which holds the yarn tail of the just doffed skein.